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CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating The death of a man who was placed into custody after experiencing a mental health crisis and severely injuring himself has prompted an investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General into the incident. The investigation will look into an incident that happened in New Haven County on Tuesday, Oct. 31 around 3:45 a.m., when Wolcott Police officers responded to a home on Tyrell Drive where a man was suffering from a mental health crisis. According to the Inspector General's Office, officers were directed to a bedroom in the house, where 52-year-old Wolcott resident Robert…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting
One Suspect Injured, Another Apprehended In CT Officer-Involved Shooting A police officer is under investigation by Connecticut State Police after shooting a suspect in the leg. The incident took around 7 a.m., Monday, April 26, in New Haven County when the two people ran up to the Derby officer's police cruiser as he was sitting at a traffic light, said State Police Trooper Joe Dorelus. The officer got out of his vehicle to see what was wrong when one of the people who approached the vehicle pulled out a gun and fired shots at a passing vehicle, Dorelus said. The Derby officer then returned fire and shot the man in the leg, he added. The suspect was taken to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Local Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Fugitive Cleared Of Wrong-Doing Local Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Fugitive Cleared Of Wrong-Doing
Local Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Fugitive Cleared Of Wrong-Doing Four Connecticut police officers who fatally shot an unarmed man during an April stand-off have been cleared of wrong-doing by the state. The Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice recently issued its completed investigation into the deadly use of force that killed Jose Enrique Soto at his mother’s home on April 2 in Manchester. The State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Tolland said that while Soto was unarmed that night, police reasonably believed they or the public were in danger of being fired upon. “While it is true that Mr. Soto did not possess a firearm at the time of the s…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
State Police Release Info On Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury State Police Release Info On Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury
State Police Release Info On Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting In Danbury State Police have released information on the fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred at a senior residence complex late Saturday in Danbury. Danbury police officers responded to 25 Memorial Drive in Danbury for the report of a suspicious man. Upon arrival, officers observed a white male wielding a knife walking around the exterior of the property.  After a brief confrontation with the man, one of the officers deployed his taser on the male, but it was ineffective, state police said.  Shortly after, a second Danbury police officer fired multiple rounds f…

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by Joe Lombardi